| Title: |
Nils J. Nilsson
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| Local code: |
OH 155
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
The major portion of the interview is concerned specifically with his work in robotics during the period 1966-1971. He describes the significance and relationship of this work to the larger field of AI, particularly the intellectual problems it addressed and the enabling technologies it helped develop.
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| Extent: |
18 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=210
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1989 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Nilsson, Nils J., 1933-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1933
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| Speaker occupation: |
Mechanical engineer; Researcher
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| Age at speaking: |
56
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| Document location: |
Palo Alto, CA
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| Document date: |
01-Mar-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Aspray, William
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Artificial intelligence; Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Robotics; Robotics laboratories; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024019-25564
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